All Saints’ Day, 1 of Spain’s astir meaningful and reflective holidays. Credit: Benidorm Ciudadano
All Saints’ Day, 1 of Spain’s astir meaningful and reflective holidays, is approaching, and Benidorm is fresh to honour it successful its ain unique way.
Celebrated each November 1, Día de Todos los Santos is simply a profoundly rooted Spanish contented dedicated to remembering and paying tribute to deceased loved ones. It is simply a time erstwhile families stitchery to sojourn cemeteries, adorn graves pinch flowers and stock moments of remembrance, blending solemnity pinch togetherness. For galore expats and visitors successful Spain, it offers a glimpse into 1 of nan country’s astir heartfelt taste observances.
In Benidorm, nan metropolis will harvester nan reflective ambiance of nan time pinch taste and organization activities. Thousands are expected to sojourn nan city’s cemeteries connected Saturday 1 November, continuing nan long-standing civilization of honouring nan departed.
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At midday, a wide will beryllium held astatine nan Sant Jaume municipal cemetery, led by nan parish leader of nan Church of San Francisco de Asís, pinch nan information of galore residents, including Benidorm’s mayor, Toni Pérez. Another work will return spot later successful nan day astatine nan Maré de Déu del Sofratge cemetery.
Both masses will see a typical mention and tribute to those who mislaid their lives during nan devastating DANA storms of 2024, which affected respective areas of nan state of Valencia and different regions of Spain.
To facilitate entree to nan cemeteries, nan Town Hall has opened nan roadworthy done nan business property starring to nan Sant Jaume cemetery passim nan week, while some cemeteries stay unfastened from 8am to 8pm. On nan time itself, they will enactment unfastened until aft nan evening masses. Public carrier has besides been reinforced, pinch Bus Line 5 offering extended services to nan cemetery.
Benidorm blends Spanish contented pinch Halloween magic
Alongside these accepted observances, Benidorm will besides clasp nan lighter, festive tone of nan play pinch a assortment of Halloween-themed events astatine Terra Natura Benidorm.
On Friday November 1, nan parkland will big a typical programme featuring a unrecorded magic show pinch illusionists Malastruc and David Climent, arsenic good arsenic interactive workshops connected magic, slime making and Halloween make-up astatine nan Fairy and Elf School, pinch a impermanent quality from Wednesday Addams. Visitors will besides beryllium capable to be acquisition sessions astir bats, owls, snakes and spiders, and bask spectacular vertebrate of prey formation demonstrations.
One of nan highlights will beryllium “Calacas” by Estranya Cia Teatre, a theatrical capacity inspired by Mexico’s Día de los Muertos, blending theatre, dance, fireworks and unrecorded euphony successful a vibrant homage to life and memory.
This blend of remembrance and ceremony makes Benidorm an exceptional spot to acquisition nan meaning of All Saints’ Day, offering expats, visitors and residents alike nan chance to link pinch Spanish contented while enjoying nan city’s lively seasonal atmosphere.
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